Citizen Initiative Related To Government Borrowing For State Entities And Electric Cooperatives Will Appear On Maine Ballots In November

Matt Johnson, 38, an HVAC technician with ReVision Energy, a New England company specializing in solar energy and electric heat pump installations, works on removing all moisture from the line set of a newly installed electric heat pump on a home in Windham, Maine on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Improved energy efficiency with heat pump technology and new tax incentives have contributed to the popularity of heat pumps in New England, as many homeowners are facing increased costs of heating their homes with oil, propane and other fossil fuels. (Tristan Spinski for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

An initiative that would require voter approval of borrowing above $1 billion by state entities and electric cooperatives was certified to the Maine ballot and will go to voters for approval on Nov. 7, 2023.

Dusk settles over Marianna Casagrandas neighborhood in Freeport, Maine, on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Last year Casagranda took advantage of a Maine pilot program for installing electric heat pumps, migrating her home from propane heating to electric heat pumps, and marvels at her savings: her current heating bills are about a quarter of what they would have been had she stayed with her propane furnace. (Tristan Spinski for The Washington Post via Getty Images)